Usually in 70-85°f slightly shallow water in the tropics that has the waves brings food. They are built by the skeletons of hundreds of dead coral pulps stacking up till it breaks
the surface of the ocean then it goes sideways. Slowly it will become islands for land
animals. Some sea animals are Zooplankton (animal plankton), Sponge, Purple Sea Urchin, Squid, Spot Light Parrot fish, Silver Porgy, Surgeon Fish, Yellow Fin Grouper, Blue Tang, Nassau Grouper, Four Eyed Butterfly Fish, Barracuda, Finger Coral, Common Sea Fan,
Brain Coral
Biotic Factors · Plants and Algae · Algal turf · Jointed seaweed · Phytoplankton (plant plankton) Animals · Zooplankton (animal plankton) · Sponge · Purple Sea Urchin · Squid Fish · Spot Light Parrot fish · Silver Porgey · Surgeon Fish · Yellow Fin Grouper · Blue Tang · Nassau Grouper · Four Eyed Butterfly Fish · Barracuda Coral · Finger Coral · Common Sea Fan · Brain Coral Food Web Threats to the coral · Cyanide fishing · Blast fishing · Bottom Trawling · Runoff water · Sewage · Fertilizers · Pollution · Global Warming
Importance of the Coral Reef
The importances of the coral reefs are, for instance, without it the fish wouldn’t have a somewhat safe place to live away from all the bigger more threatening fish. Also, the coral reefs, if piled high enough, could eventually become an island for people and other creatures to live on. Without the coral the coral reefs would never be formed and fish would lose their home and protection, not to mention, if you like Hawaii well without the coral and their skeletons to create the reefs, with some help from the lava, Hawaii never would exist. Well, not Hawaii, but the Great Barrier Reef next to Australia wouldn’t exist; because the coral wouldn’t be around. As you can tell the coral reefs and coral themselves are important to many creatures, including human beings. . Conservation Plan
Ways to slow down coral bleaching are quite simple like car pool, walk, pick up trash, and throw away trash properly. But we can’t do it alone so if we work together we can save the earth, coral, polar bears penguins, and not what most conservationists include humans.
Coral Bleaching
Abiotic Factors
Usually in 70-85°f slightly shallow water in the tropics that has the waves brings food.
They are built by the skeletons of hundreds of dead coral pulps stacking up till it breaks
the surface of the ocean then it goes sideways. Slowly it will become islands for land
animals. Some sea animals are Zooplankton (animal plankton), Sponge, Purple Sea Urchin, Squid, Spot Light Parrot fish, Silver Porgy, Surgeon Fish, Yellow Fin Grouper, Blue Tang, Nassau Grouper, Four Eyed Butterfly Fish, Barracuda, Finger Coral, Common Sea Fan,
Brain Coral
Biotic Factors
· Plants and Algae
· Algal turf
· Jointed seaweed
· Phytoplankton (plant plankton)
Animals
· Zooplankton (animal plankton)
· Sponge
· Purple Sea Urchin
· Squid
Fish
· Spot Light Parrot fish
· Silver Porgey
· Surgeon Fish
· Yellow Fin Grouper
· Blue Tang
· Nassau Grouper
· Four Eyed Butterfly Fish
· Barracuda
Coral
· Finger Coral
· Common Sea Fan
· Brain Coral
Food Web
Threats to the coral
· Cyanide fishing
· Blast fishing
· Bottom Trawling
· Runoff water
· Sewage
· Fertilizers
· Pollution
· Global Warming
Importance of the Coral Reef
The importances of the coral reefs are, for instance, without it the fish wouldn’t have a somewhat safe place to live away from all the bigger more threatening fish. Also, the coral reefs, if piled high enough, could eventually become an island for people and other creatures to live on. Without the coral the coral reefs would never be formed and fish would lose their home and protection, not to mention, if you like Hawaii well without the coral and their skeletons to create the reefs, with some help from the lava, Hawaii never would exist. Well, not Hawaii, but the Great Barrier Reef next to Australia wouldn’t exist; because the coral wouldn’t be around. As you can tell the coral reefs and coral themselves are important to many creatures, including human beings.
.
Conservation Plan
Ways to slow down coral bleaching are quite simple like car pool, walk, pick up trash, and throw away trash properly. But we can’t do it alone so if we work together we can save the earth, coral, polar bears penguins, and not what most conservationists include humans.
Photo Credits
Zooplankton: Original image: 'Copepodopolis'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67889272@N00/3128045666
by:
Squid: Original image: 'baby_squid'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/95516176@N00/120403714
by: Christopher Glenn
Small fish fry: Original image: 'Clown Fish'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26176646@N04/2972687763
by: Michael Johnson
Shark nose goby on brain coral: Original image: 'Sharknose Goby on Brain Coral'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40467171@N00/126869216
by: LASZLO ILYES
Serpent coral bleaching: Original image: 'Serpent coral bleaching'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49149279@N00/3672848008
by:
Phytoplankton: Original image: 'Discosphaera tubifera'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8531408@N04/532869062
by:
Four eyed butterfly fish: Original image: 'p3030388'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/82907088@N00/2312937148
by: Greg Grimes
Coral: Original image: 'Coral Reef'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79942116@N00/89250252
by: Ian Robertson
Brain Coral: Original image: 'Brain Coral'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40467171@N00/149047693
by: LASZLO ILYES
Barracuda: Original image: 'Barracuda, Pulau Sipadan'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54945394@N00/3396363829
by:
Algae: Original image: 'EXPLOSIÓN DE VIDA EN EUDORINA ELEGANS'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25898159@N07/4325484156
by: Antonio Guillén
Original image: 'Serpent coral bleaching'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49149279@N00/3672848032
by:
Original image: 'Favid coral bleaching'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49149279@N00/3870644693
by:
Original image: 'Panama Marine Life - Coral Reefs'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23065375@N05/2234742005
by:
Original image: 'Reefs 192'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57151547@N00/399106171
by: WRI Staff
Original image: 'Napoleonic encounter'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12224827@N07/4607183943
by: Eric Burgers
Original image: 'Stalemate'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12224827@N07/4596234281
by: Eric Burgers
Original image: 'The Sunny Side'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12224827@N07/4599101589
by: Eric Burgers
Original image: 'Once every year'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12224827@N07/4592120712
by: Eric Burgers
Original image: 'Typical Fire Coral setup (Millepora alcicornis)'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12224827@N07/4590852549
by: Eric Burgers
Original image: 'Friendly Giant'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12224827@N07/4586797019
by: Eric Burgers